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nouna group of languages spoken in Ethiopia and Somalia and northwestern Kenya and adjacent regions
Definition that contains cushitic
- somali the Cushitic language spoken by the Somali
- amharic the dominant and official language of Ethiopia; a Semitic language much influenced by the Cushitic language with which Amhara have been in close contact
- ethiopian language the dominant and official language of Ethiopia; a Semitic language much influenced by the Cushitic language with which Amhara have been in close contact
- omotic a group of related languages spoken in a valley of southern Ethiopia; closely related to Cushitic languages